diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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 you need to set a OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable with a valid key.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  source .flaskenv
+  python3 -m venv env
+  source env/bin/activate
+  pip install -r requirements.txt 
+  python app.py
+
+should load up on http://127.0.0.1:5001